The Greenhouse Gets a Floor

Joseph has been working hard all week preparing our greenhouse for spring planting. He has made a lot of progress on the floor, and is also replacing the poly sheeting with corrugated plastic. This sturdy plastic makes much better walls than the poly. One or two storms is all it takes to put holes in your greenhouse when you use poly sheeting, so it is definately a good investment in our eyes.

Last year's storm damage:

We are going to have a "Planting Party" this weekend. We invited friends and family over for a Saturday afternoon of planting. Everyone brings some containers and dirt to share with us in return for using our greenhouse to start their plants. We're going to cook a big meal for when we are finished planting and make a party out of it!

Our new floor:

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